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I write about movies because, let's face it, who doesn't.

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The Films of the Coen Brothers: Part 2

With their first Oscars under their belt, the Coens only increased their popularity with audiences, especially in Europe where they often found bigger audiences than at home. The idiosyncrasies of their self-referential genre films probably...

3 days ago

The Films of James Gray

I enjoyed Gray’s debut film but it was his third movie, We Own The Night, that put him on my One To Watch list: sure, it was a cop movie with big movie stars, but it had a texture to it that put a cut above genre movies and stayed on my min...

4 days ago
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The Bridget Jones Movies

I still have a very clear memory of the first time I saw the first Bridget Jones movie: it was a sneak preview (remember those?) where you could see a new movie before its release date, followed by a second feature from the same studio (in...

5 days ago
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The Daily Reel: August 6, 2026

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Destin Daniel Cretton, 2026

Rating: BBB

Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Florence Pugh, Tramell Tillman, Marisa Tomei, Mark Ruffalo

[Spoiler alert] When being interviewed...

6 days ago

The Films of the Coen Brothers: Part 1

It’s obvious when watching movies by the Coen Brothers’ movies that they are film fans as well as filmmakers, particularly the almost parodic way in which they make genre films, so it’s no surprise to learn that as kids they used the Super...

7 days ago

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